1. From Preschool to Kindergarten: The Effect of Fearfulness and Cortisol on Children's Development of Social Anxiety Open Access Author: Gilsenan, Kaitlyn Christine Title: From Preschool to Kindergarten: The Effect of Fearfulness and Cortisol on Children's Development of Social Anxiety Area of Honors: Psychology Keywords: fearful temperamentfearfulnesscortisolstress reactivitysocial anxiety File: Download Gilsenan_Kaitlyn_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Kristin Ann Buss, Thesis SupervisorDr. Susan Mohammed, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. The Epigenetics of Stress Reactivity Related to the Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: The Impact of Maternal Stress Levels on Offspring Open Access Author: Smith, Hannah Title: The Epigenetics of Stress Reactivity Related to the Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: The Impact of Maternal Stress Levels on Offspring Area of Honors: Biology (Altoona) Keywords: epigeneticscortisolfetal programmingHPA axisstress reactivitycardiovascular diseasesmetabolic syndromefetal developmentembryonic developmentglucocorticoids File: Download SHC_thesis_submission_final_HRS.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Esther Siegfried, Thesis SupervisorLaura Rotunno, Thesis Honors AdvisorMary K Kananen, Faculty Reader